Bombura Falls

Bomburu Falls is a waterfall located in the Uva-Paranagama Divisional Secretariat Division of Sri Lanka. It is located close to the district boundaries of Nuwara Eliya and Badulla, about 15 km from Welimada town. Bomburu Falls is considered to be the widest waterfall in Sri Lanka.

On the road from Nuwara Eliya to Badulla, take the left hand road as soon as you pass Haggala Park. There is also a sign saying that it is the road to Bombura Falls. I have to walk about 8 km from there with that carpet. After that you will find the narrow road leading to Bombura Falls. This place also has a nameplate. Bombura Ella buses ply from Nuwara Eliya and Welimada. At least 1 km from here. For about two and a half years you have to go to the jungle on the narrow road with the canal that carries water for cultivation. The journey is a bit difficult but you can see some beautiful ecosystems on the way to the waterfall. The water body of Bombura Falls is reserved at several places and is available for paddy and public consumption and we have to travel the entire route along that canal.

After reaching the jungle, the rest of the distance should be spent only in the dark jungle, where there are no human pillars. This jungle is a bit dark, with really high altitudes. You have to go up the small footpath and sometimes you have to jump over the two pipes that carry the water down and bend under the pipes and sometimes you have to bend over the trees and jump over the trunks of the trees. To see the waterfall you can reach from both the left and right slopes of the waterfall and to reach the right slope you have to cross the water and cross it. It is very risky. The waterfall is about 60 meters high and 15 meters wide. It is the widest waterfall in Sri Lanka. This forest is rich in biodiversity and is home to many lizards and leeches.
The day before, this waterfall was famous for hunting wild animals in the surrounding valley. The noise of the waterfall is so great that when the stream of water falls to the ground, the rising dew spreads far and wide.
When we got here it was so thick that it was impossible to use the camera equipment to take a photo of the alley.

There is a wonderful story behind calling this waterfall 'Bomburu Ella'. It means that once the elephant of King Rajasinghe II was furious and broke the chains. None of the herdsmen were able to catch the elephant. The king announced in a statement that he would give a village as a gift to anyone who caught the elephant. Wanasinghe's grandfather, who lived in this area, caught the elephant and tied it to the root of a Bo tree. The village also came to be known as 'Bomule' because the elephant married Bomule. Bomule later became 'Bombure'. It is said that after the development of the village and the construction of the road from Welimada, the village was named 'Bomburu Ella' after the waterfall thinking that it should be famous in the country.

The road to Bombura Falls is a bit difficult and at present this waterfall has survived to some extent. Fun people camping around the falls can also be seen on the left slope of the falls. So, if you are going there, do not ruin the beautiful environment around this beautiful waterfall, but be kind enough to see the beauty with your own eyes and preserve the beauty here in the future.